Description
Environmental Business Journal, Volume 36 Numbers 7/8: Q3 2023 Technology & the Environmental Industry
Environmental Business Journal®’s overview of Technology in the Environmental Industry is a 66-page report with analysis on technology deployment, investment, spending, service offerings, R&D, and long-term aspirations of companies and executives for the future of the environmental and climate change industries. Information technology is a key differentiator in the 2020s with digitalization of internal functions, project management, operations automations in progress across air, water, waste and remediation segments. It is large language models, led by ChatGPT and other breakthrough applications, that have taken center stage in 2023 as executives debate its utility, accuracy and ability to contribute in the short term, but also tinker with add-ons and data integration for better productivity. Survey results from EBJ’s 2023 Survey of Disruptive Technologies in the Environmental Industry are presented along with complementary survey data from peer analysts, and point to a dynamic situation as firms strive for client recognition and competitive edge in the rapidly evolving world of Technology in the Environmental Industry.
Table of Contents
Technology in the Environmental Industry is a moving target for companies, clients and investors, and the subject of much research, speculation and strategy. Survey results from EBJ and other analysts show a dynamic situation and multiple scenarios for deployment of artificial intelligence and large language models 1-23
GHD Digital shows industry the rewards of investing in digital transformation 24
ICF applies digital technology to environmental uses and climate risk 28
Arcadis incorporates digital leadership strategy into its environmental practice 31
TRC reaps digital efficiencies in audits to remedial strategies and grid solutions 35
SCS Engineers reflects on technology innovation in landfill environments 38
Saildrone seafaring drones propelled by renewable energy gather data for ocean mapping, maritime security, and climate science 40
Anchor QEA IT emphasis and organization builds an integrated data ecosystem 43
Ecobot streamlines delineation of aquatic resources, plans expansion 46
BST enables leveraging of AI to optimize operations; WSP on how digital twins build infrastructure resilience; NV5 uses technology to expand new practices 48
SWCA uses imaging technology to get boots off the ground and front-ends projects with ChatGPT 54
EcoForests finds family offices are key investors in sustainable timber; Fortune 500 companies show increasing interest in carbon projects 55
Locus Technologies evolves its compliance and ESG software for client needs 57
Exhibition
Areas Where Firms Have Significant Investments in Technology
Deployment of Technologies in Environmental Projects: 2020-2023
Most Influential Technologies in the 2020s
Most Impacted Environmental Industry Segments
Impact of Disruptive Technologies on Various Business Areas
Investment Companies are Putting into Specific Technologies
Environmental Industry Segments Most Impacted by Technology in the 2020s
ChatGPT Environmental Industry Q&A With EBJ
GHD Digital’s Roadmap to Effectively Leverage Generative AI
EBJ Survey: Open-Ended Comments on Seven Questions
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: And the Fifth and Sixth Ahead
Gartner ‘Hype Cycle’ for Emerging Technology Explained
Gartner ‘Hype Cycle’ for Emerging Technology: 2022 Version
Forest Carbon Grows But Has Lost Ground in Climate Finance
WSP Isometric View of 3D Objects Embedded With Data—Applied In the Development of a Digital Twin
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